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Beijing accuses Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party of pursuing independence for Taiwan—but it takes very little ...

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Alastair Bonnett talks to Graeme Gourlay about his latest book, 40 Maps That Will Change How You See The World.

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Unpopulated and in the middle of nowhere, Point Nemo is starting to have a history. This article appears in the November 2024 ...

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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a mutual-defense pact between 32 countries of Europe and North America. It ...

In a new animation, scientists map the planet's plate tectonics over the last 40 percent of its history. It's the longest ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is creeping into the fabric of economies across Africa. While most conversations about AI focus ...